Wallpaper pasting device



Feh 7, 3950 J. 5. DRIENKA WALLPAPER PASTING DEVICE 2 Shets-Sheet 1 FilgdJan. 25, 1946 INVENTOR. John Jflrz'enka Feb. 7, i950 J. s. DRIENKAWALLPAPER PASTING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. John JZDrz'enkaFiled Jan. 25, 1946 Patented Feb. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEWAIiIiRAPEE PASTING DEVICE John S. 'Drienka, Chicago,v Ill.nppiicaumaanuamzs, 1946, SeriallNo- 643,227

My invention. relates-to;- wall-papering. devices. An important object.of invention is to provide a compact device, in which a roll of wallpaper may be removably, and interchangeably,

mounted; containing suitable means. for applying the glue as the paperis unrolledi therefrom, for application to a wall or ceiling surface of,a room.

Another object of my invention is to provide optionally usable cuttermeans, for cutting off a portion of the width of the wallpaper,simultaneously-with, its'being unwound from the roll.

Another object of my invention is-to provide, in a device of theaforementioned character, means for 'cutting off transversally a sheetof wall paper to suitabl length, and" to which glue hasbeensimultaneouslyapplied: A- still further object of my invention is toprovide simpler-0d support means for --supporting an optionally usablecutter, and novel means for quickly locking and-unlocking the said rodsupport in its place.

Astill further object of my invention is-toprovide glue distributingmeans; consisting of a notched roller, asubstantial portion o'f the saidroller being submergedin the gluecontai-ner.

.A further object of .myninvention is to provide simple, and effective,lockingmeansafor the-spin- .dlesupportingzthe rcl'lzot wall papem.

A still further object of my invention-is togpro-s vide, a simple deviceof. the aforementioned character, which is practical-in constructionofficient in its use and operation, andof. such simple elementalstructure-asto warrant economical manufacture thereof inquantityproduction.

Other features, and objects, of my. invention will becomeclearlyexemplified from reference tothe accompanyingdrawing embracing the.various structural features of my invention, and bearing further.elucidationin the ensuing description, wherein likesymbolsare used todesig; lnate like-parts, andinwhich;

. Fig. 1 represents. .a perspective view of myi-nvention with certainportions thereof broken .away, so as to more clearly depict thestructural details thereof.

Fig. 2 is a perspective, view indicating the removal of the upper guide.roller to. facilitate filling the glue pot, or well, with suitable gumorjpaste.

Fig. 3v is av perspective. view of invention showing theinterchangeability feature, which permits of readily and. instantlymounting rolls of paper when necessary.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryend. view showing the locking mechanism for .thewall-paper roll. sup.- porting spindle.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective vieW, .Show,-

ing the. locking mechanism. for the guide roller,

which. also supports inartic'ulate, and radial. ad.-

iustment, the cutter which may be optionally used.

Fig. 6- isa fragmentary perspective view showing the-structural details;of the fractional or sectional wall-paper cutting. device.

Fig. '7 is. a. schematic view, showing, how the edge of the roll ofpaper is laced through the guiderollers, and the feed rollers of myinvention, also.showing how. an edge thereof. is, utilized for cuttingoff lengths-of wall-paper.

Fig...8.is a perspective view, indicatin how my device may be used toapply a sheet. of wall,- paper to-a ceiling of a room..

Fig. 9 indicates how lengths of wall-paper are secured to a Wall surfaceof a room, and;

Fig. 10 indicates how a section of'the width of the wall-paper is beingcut for application to a portion of a wall, next to the corner of aroom, only a fractional part ofthe Wall-paper being essential, to form acontinuous pattern.

Referring to the various views, my invention is, generally, designated Hand itconsists of a base 38' of'wood, or otherlike material, on whichmay be mounted the body consisting of a U- shaped bracket formation,having a base portion t2, and upright sides l3 and M, in which thestructural mechanism comprising my invention is removably andinterchangeably mounted. The upright sides I3 and M at the rear areinterconnected by the back portion23;

Referring to Figures 1 to 7, it will be noted, that I provide a rolleror spindle 2|. for supporti'ng'a roll of paper 24', the upper edge 2Z5vthereof being laced over the roller 31 and under the guide rod 26, andover the guide rod 21:; then-it is laced under the upper guide roller,thatisbejtween the upper guide roller i9, and the glue distributor 31.The upper roller [:9 is urgedinto contactual relationship with the outerperiphery of the glue distributor roller 3.? by means of the springs.20-,each spring 20 having one of its ends anchored to the spindle l5supportin the roller 3:l:,1the other end being anchored to the end.bearing support l8 of the roller 19. The said bearing, supports 18operate inthe slots 11-, and are supported by the bottom portionthereof, the springs holding the said roller [9 in contactualfrictional. relationship with the roller 3.1-. Thus theroller I 9; maybe removedby moving theportions I8 out of the slot l1, and unhooking;the upper anchorage of the spring .20 whenever it is desired tovv feedthe edge, of the paper 25, therethrough.

The wall-paper spindle 2|. is, provided witha headed portion 22, which,acts as a stop when the same is inserted in proper bearings in the sidesl3 and I4, and a simple articulate locking means provided, whichconsists of one enlarged DDrti'on 29, mounted on. a pivot pin 28,and'having a handle.30, the same being actuated in rotative,

or arcuate direction, for covering the headed portion 22, or uncoveringthe same when it is either desired to hold the spindle in place, or whenit is desired to remove it from assembly, preparatory to mounting a newroll of paper thereon..

The guide rod 21 also serves another purpose for mounting the cutterthat may be optionally the rod 21 as indicated in Figure 1. It is to benoted, that the rod 2'! is provided with a hooked portion 31, which hascontiguously thereto, a

knee or bent portion 32, terminating in a manipulating handle 33, sothat the same may be brought into locking engagement with the side [4 inthe support, or may be rotated out of engagement as shown by the dottedlines of Figure 5, which permits removal of the said rod whenevernecessary.

The cutter, referring to Figure 6, consists of a holder body 4|, whichis slidably mounted on the rod 2'], and a screw 42 with a soft tip isprovided, for clamping the same in lateral adjusting relationship, aswell as operative or inoperative position by rotating the same about therod 21, bringing the point of the knife 44 into position for cutting, orinto idle position when cutting is not desired. The body 4| is providedwith an upward extension 43, on which the knife 44 may be spot welded,or secured in interchangeable arrangement, so that when the knifebecomes dull the same may be removed, and replaced by a sharp knife, orit may be sharpened and replaced.

In Fig. 7, I indicate how the roll of paper is mounted in my device,preparatory to its actual use. It will be noted, that I provide a rearcutting edge portion which in no way interferes with the feeding of thepaper as needed, and when proper length has been fed, the lower portionthereof may be bent as indicated at 53, and by a gentle pulling actionagainst the cutting edge 40 the entire section or length of paper may betransversely cut at 39 and positioned on a wall.

The distributor roller 31 is provided with a series of longitudinalnotches l6, which operate in the well 36, which contains the glue thuslimiting the amount of glue that can be picked up by the peripheralsurface of the roll 37. The said notches l6 thus provide sufiicientapplication of glue to the wallpaper, not allowing too much, nor toolittle, to be placed thereon, especially by virtue of the frictional andspring urged contactual relationship of the roller l9 with theperipheral surface of the roller 31, the roller having a tendency tosqueeze or press out any excess glue that may be picked up by the paper,

thus furnishing ideal conditions for wall-papering.

The glue may be poured into the well 36, by using a pot 34 containingthe material, and pouring the glue 35 thereinto as indicated in Figure2, where the roller I9 has been removed, so as to facilitate thatoperation, and so as to prevent the upper roller l9 from becomingcontaminated with adhesive.

When it is desired to cut a longitudinal section of paper as indicatedin Figure 1, the cutter may be adjusted to the position shown by thedotted lines, thus causing the paper to be severed, simultaneously, withthe pulling thereof through the device.

In Figure 8, I show, how my invention may be the ceiling line.

, length of wall-paper, it is out as indicated in holding the brush 45which is customarily used by paper-hangers in their work, to makecertain that the paper is adhering to the surface of the wall or ceilingto which it is applied.

In Figure 9, I show how my device may be conveniently placed on thefloor, next to the base board 52 of a wall 49, and a length of wallused,and which is adjustable arcuately about paper is pulled up to align andbe positioned at When it is desired to sever the Figure 7, and it isusually cut to a slightly longer length than'needed'to meet the top ofthe base board, so that the length of paper can be suitably attached tothe wall, and the excess can be cut off with an ordinary knife, or othercutter so as to assure that the distance between the ceiling and thebase board 52 has been covered.

After the wall 49 is covered with several lengths of paper, and anincrement of space 41 between the edge of the last length of papercovered, and the corner of a room 50, the increment 4'! being less thanthe Width of the sheet, the cutter 44 is set into operation, so thatsimultaneously with the pulling of the reduced width section 46, theproper width of paper may be taken, which is also cut at a point tomatch the pattern indicated, the remaining sheet of paper may be savedfor use elsewhere.

When it is desired to change a roll of paper, the locking device 29 isrotated to the dotted position of Figure 4 b manipulating the handle 30thereof, thus exposing the headed portion 22, permitting removal ofspindle 2| and insertion into the core of a roll of wall-paper 24, andthen the locking device actuated to the full lines indicated at Figure4. When it is desired to remove the cutter bar, in order to permitremoval of the cutter, Figures 5 and 6 illustrate how that may beaccomplished, namely, by loosening the set screw 42, then rotating thehandle 33 to the dotted position, pulling the same out, thus permittingremoval of the cutter from the free end of the axle 26.

The device is useful in covering walls, ceilings, and other similarsurfaces of regularly shaped rooms, or irregularly shaped rooms.

Having thus disclosed and revealed my invention what I claim as noveland desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character described comprising, a frame-work, a paperroll supporting spindle removably mounted in the said framework,articulate looking means secured to the said frame-work and arranged toreleasably lock the said supporting spindle, outer and inner guide rodsforming a pair of wall-paper guide rods, spaced apart in substantiallysuperimposed relationship mounted in the said frame-work above the saidsupporting spindle, a glue reservoir mounted in the said frame-workadjacent the said guide rods, glue distributing means rotatably mountedin the said glue reservoir, a mating feed roller removably mounted inthe said frame-work and resiliently urged into contacting relationshipwith the said glue disused when held in one hand to apply a section ofwall-paper to a ceiling 5|, the other hand 'cut off a fractional widthof wall-paper when in its operative position and further adapted to beswung arcuately to inoperative position.

2. A device of the character described comprising, a frame-work, a paperroll supporting spindle removably mounted in the said frame- Work,articulate locking means secured to the said frame-work and arranged toreleasabl lock the said supporting spindle, outer and inner guide rodsforming a pair of wall-paper guide rods spaced apart in substantiallysuperimposed relation mounted in the said frame-work above the saidsupporting spindle, a glue reservoir mounted in the said frame-workadjacent the said guide rods, glue distributing means rotatably'mountedin the said glue reservoir, a mating feed roller removably mounted inthe said frame-work and resiliently urged into contacting relationshipwith the said glue distributing means, and sectional piercing knifemeans adjustably and articulately mounted on the outer of the said guiderods and adapted to cut off a fractional width of wall-paper when in itsoperative position and further adapted to be swung arcuately toinoperative position, the rear portion of the said frame-workterminating in an upper cutting edge to facilitate cutting variedlengths of paper.

3. A device of the character described comprising, a frame-work, a paperroll supporting spindle removably mounted in the said framework,articulate locking means secured to the said frame-work and arranged toreleasably lock the said supporting spindle, outer and inner guide rodsforming a pair of wall-paper guide i rods spaced apart in substantiallysuperimposed relationship mounted in the said frame-work above the saidsupporting spindle, a glue reservoir mounted in the said frame-workadjacent the said guide rods, glue distributing means rotatably mountedin the said glue reservoir, a mating feed roller removably mounted inthe said frame-work and resiliently urged into contacting relationshipwith the said glue distributor means, and sectional piercing knife meansadjustably and articulately mounted on the outer of the said guide rodsand adapted to cut off a fractional width of wall-paper when in itsoperative position and further adapted to be swung arcuately toinoperative position, the said outer guide rod provided with S-shapedinstantaneous securing means adapted to engage an upright edge of thesaid frame-work to releasably lock the said outer guide rod to the saidframe-work.

JOHN S. DRIENKA.

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